DT Daily: Smart contact lens, Microsoft layoffs and a too-persistent customer service rep
Today on DT Daily: Google makes contact with Novartis, Microsoft workers ready their resumes, and a Comcast rep won’t take no for an answer. A while back, Google’s “X team” showed off a concept “smart” contact lens that would sync with phones or hospital tech to keep users updated on medical issues. Now, Swiss medical firm […]
DT Daily: China accuses Apple of spying, author authors a video game, Tesla wants to hire military veterans
Today on DT Daily: China calls out Apple for spying, a video game from a renowned artist and veterans, Elon Musk wants you (to work for Tesla). While everyone is rightfully worried about privacy and security in our digitized, hyper-connected world, it seems the people who run China may be paranoid about it than most. According to recent […]
DT Daily: CSNY re-masters 1974 tour, point-and-read tech for the blind, Coolest cooler returns
Today on DT Daily: Graham Nash remasters CSNY’s hi-rez release of their seminal 1974 tour, an MIT innovation helps the blind read without braille and a cooler like no other for your summer festivities. Forty years ago, folkie supergroup Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young were in their prime – and on tour. Now, Graham Nash and […]
DT Daily: Samsung heist, Google’s AI efforts, self-powered roller skates
Today on DT Daily: Samsung gets the Goodfellas treatment, Google sets their sights on artificial intelligence, and you know what you need this summer? Rocket skates! Remember that scene in Goodfellas where the mobsters lift tons of cash from an airport storage locker and no one bats an eye? Well, Samsung just got nicked in […]
DT Daily: Self-driving semi truck, finger paint your own music, insane water slide testing
Today on DT Daily: Mercedes-Benz starts work on designing a self-driving semi, painting music with an app and the world’s tallest waterslide is finished – so…who’s going first? Seems like everyone is working on self-driving cars, but Mercedes-Benz says they are already looking to take the next step with self-driving trucks. SEMI trucks. And they’re […]
DT Daily: Odd Oculus Rift hack, new TSA gadget rule, Apple’s latest iWatch hire
Here’s what’s happening today on DT Daily: A new hack for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset lets wearers get a third-person perspective view of themselves, the TSA may only allow charged up gadgets onboard certain flights, and Apple continues to hire watch experts in the lead up to the rumored iWatch’s eventual announcement. This […]
DT Daily: Map of Earth’s winds, clever Hyundai ad, best cities for fireworks
Today on DT Daily: A very cool map for tracking the Earth’s wind, Hyundai shows off their autonomous driving tech, and Happy Birthday, America, we’ve got a list of the best fireworks displays. Google Maps has kindled a rediscovery of sorts for looking at what’s going on aboard spaceship Earth, and many others have piled on with maps […]
DT Daily: Smartwatch reads your iris, 707hp Dodge Hellcat, POTA short films
Today on DT Daily: Another day, another smartwatch debuts, but this one has a twist, Dodge unleashes a snarling feline, and three short films fill in the night before Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Smartwatches are literally coming out of our ears, but a model due to pop up soon on Indiegogo comes with a […]
DT Daily: HondaJet takes flight, a supercar surprise and a beer lover’s new best friend
Today on DT Daily: Honda takes to the air, a reporter goes one to one at Goodwood and a Kickstarter every beer lover should back immediately. Honda is known for their reliable economy cars and championship-winning motorcycles of course, but it may come as a surprise that the company has also built an airplane – and a […]
DT Daily: Wrap-around smartwatch, fireproofing firefighters, walk to charge your tech
Today on DT Daily: Another smartwatch contender lights up Kickstarter, using tech to protect firefighters and powering your gadgets… could be as easy as walking. Smartwatches continue to roll out from tech firms both big and small, but one that really caught our eye recently is called the Moment. Two features make the Moment stand […]
DT Daily: Windows Phone folders, UK Google Glass bans, cat-style headphones
Today we’ve got news a future version of the Windows Phone OS could include the ability to create app folders on the home screen, Google Glass gets banned in UK cinemas, and a set of headphones that includes an extra set of speakers shaped like cat ears. If you’ve been considering a switch over to […]
DT Daily: Google I/O protests, lifelogging camera, Netfix anime series
Today on DT Daily: Protesters pop up at Google’s big party, record your entire life in HD, and Netflix is turning Japanese. Google’s big I/O 2014 conference is underway in California but some of the biggest stories aren’t about the tech. Several protests have popped up at the giant tech fair, accusing Google of perhaps […]
DT Daily: Supreme Court Aereo ruling, smart hearing aid, wifi that comes from cows
Today on DT Daily: The Supreme Court rules against TV streaming service Aereo, a hearing aid you may want to wear, and if your going to the Glastonbury Music festival in the UK and need some wifi, just look for the cows. In a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in and TV […]
DT Daily: Smartwatch keyboard tech, Planet of the Apes featurette, Tetris is huge
Today on DT Daily: An innovative approach to smartwatch keyboards, a peek behind the scenes of the next Planet of the Apes movie and a classic video game goes big. Really big. Smartwatches are most likely here to stay and if you thought tapping out text on the small screen on your phone was tough, just […]
DT Daily: Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle, iPhone camera controls, World Cup hacker bait
Today on DT Daily: Harley-Davidson revs up an electric motorcycle, Apple lets you control the iPhone camera and hackers use the World Cup as bait. American heavy-metal motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson isn’t exactly known for leading the way forward tech-wise, so many industry watchers were caught by surprise Thursday when they announced their LiveWire electric motorcycle […]
DT Daily: Sony PlayStation TV, Star Wars: Battlefront, high-tech bling ring
On DT Daily today: Sony gets their game on with a streaming box, Star Wars game designers go the distance and hey, that ring you’re wearing… is ringing. After revealing a slew of titles for the PlayStation 4, Sony has announced some new hardware that can extend the console’s range and bring even more gaming […]
DT Daily: Facebook lets photo app slip, new games at E3, livin’ on a jet plane
Today on DT Daily: Facebook accidentally releases a new photo app, some cool new games from the E3 press day and one man’s home seats 155 people. Or at least it used to. According to TechCunch, Facebook is close to releasing a new photo app called Slingshot that could take on SnapChat. How do we […]
DT Daily: Computer passes Turing Test, eye-tracking tech at E3, GoPro records robbery
Today on DT Daily: Computer programmers in Russia pass a landmark test, a possible next step for controlling video games, and a man records himself getting robbed on video. Almost 75 years ago, computer pioneer Alan Turing predicted that someday, computers would get so good at imitating humans that we wouldn’t be able to tell […]
DT Daily: Apple may expand lightning to headphones, e-cig app, crazy Star Wars remix
Apple’s purchase of Beats was big news obviously, but just off the radar is how the Cupertino company may radically change how we connect and use headphones in the future – and it all comes down to the plug, or connector, or jack, or whatever you want to call it. 9 to 5 Mac says […]
DT Daily: Cell phone for the 1 Percent, first look at the BMW i8, Spotify’s summer music sale
Today on DT Daily: A cell phone for the 1 Percent, we get up close to the BMW i8 and there’s a sale going on over at Spotify. So, think your spendy new smartphone is some top-of-the-line tech? Think again. Take a look at the new Signature Touch from British luxury cell phone maker Vertu. […]
DT Daily: No new toys from Apple, EA pays up and Google looks to the stars
Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference is over, and while they showed some slick new updates to the Mac OS and iOS, any new hardware announcements were noticeably absent. Apple CEO Tim Cook and over-caffeinated presenter Craig Federighi tag-teamed the WWDC crowd Monday afternoon, revealing cool new things like using any of your Apple devices to […]
DT Daily: Apple makes Beats buy official, Samsung Simband health watch, robot bartender
Today on DT Daily: The latest details on Apple’s $3 billion Beats buyout, Samsung’s Simband tech gets serious about your health and just in time for the weekend, we order a cocktail from a robot bartender. It’s official: Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine are now gazillionaires after signing on the line to turn over Beats […]
DT Daily: Google’s self-driving concept car, Skype Translator tech, 3D printed fruit
Today on DT Daily: Google unveils a very cute driverless concept car, Skype demonstrates some Star Trek-like translation technology, and why buy food when you can just print it out? Google’s fleet of modified self-driving Priuses and Lexuses are common sites around Silicon Valley, but now, Google has unveiled a purpose-built autonomous concept car and […]
DT Daily: Hacker holds iPhones hostage, MIT’s small space project, never lose your keys again
DT Daily for MAy 28, 2014: Some Apple device owners get a ransom note, living large with just 200 square feet and never lose your keys – or smartphone – again. Several Apple tech users in Australia and New Zealand are understandably upset after they reported their devices were locked by someone who apparently hacked […]
DT Daily: ‘Flagship’ video game trailer, teched-up rifle scope and an app to break your smartphone habit
Ever wanted to helm a starship, roam the galaxy and square off with alien ships while protecting the human race? Well, you’re in luck, because Urban Logic Games has released a pre-alpha video preview of Flagship, and we must say, it looks like a lot of fun. Flagship puts you in command of a space […]
DT Daily: Hacker scare at eBay, Dubai cops test Google Glass, Apple slips in latest brand value list
Officials at eBay are telling users to change their passwords after they said hackers were able to penetrate a database that stored encrypted passwords about two months ago. The company says that following “extensive” tests, there was no evidence – so far, at least – of any unauthorized activity on the site and no evidence […]
DT Daily: New Surface Pro 3 tablet from Microsoft, hopped-up Dodge Challenger, Bentley video shot with… iPhones?
Microsoft unveiled a new Surface tablet on Tuesday, the Surface Pro 3, and perhaps surprised many in the tech world by not introducing a small tablet to compete with Apple’s iPad Mini. But the new Surface Pro 3 is no slouch, and Microsoft is pushing it as a bonafide laptop replacement. That makes sense, actually, […]
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Deep-pocketed riders can stoke their Ego with two new ebikes from Energica
Got some spare cash laying around after selling a few million copies of your latest app or cleverly-named dot-com business? Well then, newly formed Italian electric motorcycle maker Energica has the bike – actually two bikes – for you. Called the Ego and higher-zoot Ego45, the two sportbikes feature an oil-cooled electric motor turning out 134 […]
